- Giliw Ko
"Giliw Ko" (English: "My Love") is a 1939 Filipino movie. A musical romance, Giliw Ko had a radio theme, and was first production of the Filipino company,
LVN Pictures . It is notable for being a gift fromAustralia to the Filipino people to commemorate 100 years ofindependence . It was directed and written byCarlos Vander Tolosa , and starredMila del Sol ,Fernando Poe, Sr. ,Ely Ramos and Fleur de Lis.ynopsis
The
film tells the tale of Guia, a country girl played byMila del Sol , who begins to sing American songs on the radio, after being infatuated with images ofHollywood and the attention lavished on her by the son of the wealthy hacienda owner. Actor Ely Ramos plays the son who is also the bandleader of the orchestra. She finds fame, and moves to Manila. Eventually, she becomes disillusioned, and returns to the province, singing Filipino music. She also returns to the arms of her childhood sweetheart (played by Fernando Poe, Sr).Restoration
In
1998 , theAustralian government offered a restoration of the single remaining16mm print to commemorate thePhilippines ' 100th year of independence. ThePhilippine Information Agency and theNational Film and Sound Archive inCanberra (both members of SEAPAVAA, the South East Asia-Pacific Audio Visual Archive Association) worked together on the restoration.External links
* [http://www.lff.org.uk/films_details.php?FilmID=180 Times Film Festival review and background]
*imdb title|id=0442245|title=Giliw Ko
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